PKR has officially won the Sungai Kandis by-election with a majority of 5,842 votes.
According to the Election Commission, the new assemblyperson, Mohd Zawawi Ahmad Mughni, obtained 15,427 votes, while BN’s Lokman Adam secured 9,585 votes.
Independent candidate K Murthy only received 97 votes.
Only 49.4 percent of Sungai Kandis voters cast their ballots.
The Sungai Kandis state seat fell vacant following the death of former PKR incumbent Mat Shuhaimi Shafiei on July 2 due to lymphoma.
In the May 9 general election, Shuhaimi won the seat with a 12,480-vote majority.
8.05pm – Malaysiakini is calling the Sungai Kandis by-election for PKR as the party has crossed the threshold that makes it impossible for BN to catch up.
At the time of writing, the unofficial tally for PKR is 12,984 votes to BN’s 7,774 votes while the independent candidate received 87 votes.
An estimated 25,765 out of the 51,217 eligible voters voted in this by-election.
This leaves only 4,920 more ballots uncounted. Even if BN wins all of them, it is impossible to win the by-election.
PKR pulls ahead in early count
6.30pm – PKR has an early lead as counting gets underway.
At present, PKR has 1,776 votes to BN’s 556 votes while the independent candidate has 26 votes.
PKR’s lead unsurprising as the data coming in, for now, are from PKR strongholds.
For these polling districts, it appears that the party’s supporters in the 14th general election remain loyal.
However, the low turnout may reduce their majority.
New record likely
6pm – The turnout today is expected to be among the lowest ever since 2004.
The last time Malaysia had a by-election was in 2016.
They were for the parliamentary seat of Sungai Besar and Kuala Kangsar, which saw a turnout of 74.29 percent and 71.3 percent respectively.
Other recent by-elections which did not see BN contesting saw lower turnout.
For example, the Bukit Gelugor by-election in 2014, which saw BN sit out, saw a 56.27 percent turnout.
During the 2015 Chempaka by-election, the turnout was around 55 percent. The by-election saw a contest between PAS and four independent candidates.
MKINI
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